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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

Discover details of Ponce de Leon's expeditions in search of land for Spain in the new world. Follow the Spanish explorer's trips to present day Puerto Rico, St. Augustine, and Dry Tortugas, see a map of his journey, images featuring...

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University of South Florida

A Short History of Florida: Ponce De Leon: Florida's First Spanish Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th

Read about Juan Ponce de Leon, his exploration of Florida, and his fruitless search for the "Fountain of Youth."

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A&E Television

Biography: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

A biography of Juan Ponce de Leon, a Spanish explorer from the 15th and 16th centuries. He was at one point the governor of Puerto Rico, and is credited with discovering Florida. Ponce de Leon is also remembered for having searched the...

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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 3rd - 8th

A biography of Spanish conquistador, Juan Ponce de Leon, who sailed with Columbus, and landed on Florida. Find pictures and maps of his exploration.

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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1982 to commemorate the famous Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. With a short passage on his explorations to Puerto Rico and later Florida.

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